Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik's Tampa Hotel Project Coming Into Focus

Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik’s plans for a hotel project between Tampa Bay Times Forum and the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina “are starting to come into focus.” Vinik and his partners are “considering building a 400-room hotel and a high-rise condominium with 50 units” on a parking lot adjacent to the arena, according to zoning documents. The proposal also “includes up to 45,000 square feet of commercial space and up to 100,000 square feet of meeting space” (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 2/7).